Progetti conclusi

The Port of Livorno has reported record
container throughput levels for 2016. The number of loaded boxes was up 2,5%
year on year to 800.475 teu surpassing the previous record set in 2015 of
780.874 Teu 20ft units. Total volumes include predominately transhipment
business that rose 22,3% to 240.286 Teu.

The same uptrend was seen in Ro-Ro
volumes, where there was a 4.6% jump, rising to 389.961 units. On the bright
side forest products too, increased 9,1% to 1.904.227 tonnes. Among other
segments, car volumes handled at the port increased 25,6% year on year to
596,000 vehicles as strong demand for automakers boosted car shipments.

Cruise business performed very well too: the
port saw a 15,8% increase to 807.935 cruisers compared to 697.955 for 2015. In
addition to its record-breaking year for cruise traffic, Livorno also achieved
a high number of ferry passengers in 2016, with as many as 2,475m people coming
and a going to the islands of Sardinia and Corsica, up 26,1% from 2015.

Talking about total cargo handled, it
amounted to 32.8m tonnes (+0,3%), of which 2,4m tonnes was breakbulk, 12m
tonnes was ro-ro, and 9.196m tonnes containers. Dry bulk growth rate was 1,9% lower
than at the end of the previous year with volumes dropping to 831.615 tonnes, The
liquid cargo category as a whole fell to 8,3m tonnes, -6,8% compared to 2015.

The total number of seagoing vessels that
called at the port in 2016 stood at 7,405, a 11,5 rise from 2015.

Commenting on the volumes increase, Port
of Livorno Authority Commissioner said the outcome was gratyfing: “The port is
experiencing an all-time high container volume, looking ahead to the firts half
of our 2017 fiscal year, we remain cautiously optimistic as we continue to
prepare for the deployment of our port: Europa Platform, our container terminal
expansion project is necessary for our future”.